Written by

Mike Wells
mike.wells@indystar.com

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The outcome -- a 97-90 loss to the Chicago Bulls -- was secondary for the Indiana Pacers.

Their preseason finale Friday night was about getting a better indication of where they stand for the start of the regular season next week.

As they showered and dressed at the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus for their short plane ride back to Indianapolis, the consensus around the Pacers locker room was that they remain a work in progress still. ...